My dream came true when the agency rewarded me with a 5-day Korean tour in May, ending an emulation in the first quarter. The first time I went to Korea was also the time when I stepped out of the S shape to explore the land of kimchi. I had a feeling of nervousness and joy when I stepped down to Incheon Airport. My first feeling about this country is clean and very beautiful.
Cars take us back to the hotel in Gangnam area - a place for the elite in Korea. From here we begin the journey to explore this country.
The HeLioS hotel where we take a break for 5 days to Korea.
My first impression was when I visited the Kyong-bok royal palace, the national folk museum. Here, I witnessed a group of students with teachers coming to study history, each holding a book very attentively. The tour guide said students here often come to this place to study. I understand that it is no coincidence that according to the latest statiss of the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the success of the education system in Asia including Korea, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong (China) National). Or Pearson Education Company has released a ranking of the best educated countries in the world and it is a surprise that Korea finishes second place behind Finland. Because they share a belief in the importance of education and see this as a basic goal of morality.
Next, we went to Everland Park - one of the 10 largest parks in the world with many thrilling games. We were freed in colorful gardens, lined up to visit the wild zoo in special vehicles, sitting in a car running in the zoo watching the tigers, newspapers, bears ... exposing themselves to the sun. Since then, I have become more close to nature when I look at them through the iron fence.
The Korean people attach great importance to queuing culture, I was also surprised when I witnessed the image in the morning when people lined up a long queue to wait on the very orderly bus or the pictures of the children queuing to enter the zoo. . I intend to prioritize a baby standing behind me but I shake my head and stand in my place.
The people here are very friendly. We were instructed by her to teach Korean greetings "Annyeong-haseyo" that we still jokingly said "eating grapes to release corn" is easy to remember. My driver is 50 years old and funny and open. I taught him "Hello" in Vietnamese and he seemed very excited. Every time I say "Annyeong-haseyo", I say "Hello" in Vietnamese.
For me, the subway is only viewed on a small screen, so this time I am determined to take the subway. Thanks to my niece who is studying in Korea volunteering as a guide, I have an afternoon on the subway. I remember forever when I first stepped into the subway to see the seats in the red above no one sat, while the train was very crowded, I hurriedly sat in, the granddaughter quickly said that the seat was for people elderly and pregnant women. I looked around with an embarrassing feeling even though everyone knew I was a tourist because of my silly appearance, but I also learned a lot about Korean culture. Going through about 8 stations, I visited Chekitong traditional market, which sells lots of fresh ginseng - a famous Korean product. My niece told me that this is not a ginseng season, so the ginseng is not big and beautiful, but I also picked a few to bring back as gifts (Many colleagues and the team were jealous for not being experienced together).
Korean cuisine culture is very rich. I enjoyed a lot of delicious and famous dishes such as ginseng chicken stew, Kimbap, seaweed soup ... but my favorite is still kimchi. At home I also praced making kimchi, but not very successful. Coming here I really enjoyed the Korean kimchi dishes, especially when visiting the Korean cultural center, I was guided by the sisters here to make kimchi, to try on traditional Hanbok costumes. . The tour guide joked with us that if we go home, the one who gives the right name and all the kimchi dishes that have been eaten in Korea will be awarded 2 billion VND. That speaks of the richness and diversity of this traditional dish that we could not discover in 5 days.
I love this trip very much
Học tốt và nhớ k cho Mình nữa nha
~Phương Anh~